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The 'Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið' "Icelandic fellowship of Æsir faith (Ásatrú)" is an Icelandic neopagan congregation of faith with the purpose of reviving the pre-Christianization religion of Scandinavia. It was founded on the summer solstice, 1972,
and was recognized as an official religion by the Icelandic government in 1973, largely due to the efforts of Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson.
As of 2006, the ''Ásatrúarfélagið'' has roughly 1000 members, referred to as ''Ásatrúarmenn''.
Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson acted as allsherjargoði from 1972 until his death in December 1993. He was succeeded by:

★ Jörmundur Ingi Hansen (born 1940), 1994–2002;

★ Jónína Kristín Berg (born 1962), acting steward 2002–2003;

★ Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (born 1958), 2003 to present.

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See also

★ Haukur Halldórsson

★ Germanic Neopaganism

★ Germanic paganism

★ Heathenry

★ Neopaganism

★ Ásatrú

External links

★ http://www.asatru.is/

★ interview with Jörmundur Ingi Hansen

★ Asatru in Iceland (CityTV)